we have got a new project related to Matrimony and our management wants to use Joomla for this. I suggested that it can be done well in core php or any framework, but my boss asks why cant we do it in Joomla.
But i oppose it to the point that Joomla is not suited for a site like matrimony.
I think it would be very complex for developing the design and functionality in Joomla, than with a normal php site.
I doubt whether it would be fair to go ahead with Joomla for this purpose.
Can anyone tell me what i needed to do this in Joomla, if it is a feasible solution.
I especially want to know how to do the design of inner pages with joomla.
Joomla in its core has good template and CMS functionality. If your site is all about publishing content and requires good template then you can chose joomla as your choice. Learning i guess would not be tough.
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I'm currently developing a dashboard system full of web apps that utilize jQuery, AJAX, and PHP heavily. I frequently update this system with new apps that are highly customized and designed to be customizable. I prefer coding things from scratch because I like the freedom of writing clean code that isn't dependent on foreign plug-ins (the authors of which I oftentimes don't know personally) or code that is tangled up in pre-built architectures (i.e. Wordpress AJAX backend calls).
I have a fully functioning site that works. I'm achieving the analytics and functionality I've set out to develop so far. However, it's been brought to my attention to consider utilizing a CMS like Drupal or Joomla or Wordpress as the site gets larger and supports more users, so that it's as future proof as possible. I've tried Wordpress in the past. I'm not a fan. It feels too restricting. I'm looking for a CMS that support a Dashboard system where I'm free to code without relying on plug-ins or backend libraries . Ideally, something like Wordpress but without plug-ins and a frustrating backend.
Umbraco is good, it's fully customisable and open-source. I've used it multiple times. It starts off bare-bones and you have to build most things from the ground up, however it does come with a fairly sizable online community.
As it's written in Angular, you can change the CMS HTML pages on the fly, and I find it a little more forgiving than some CMS' such as Orchard.
I'm planning to build a website that has the following in the first Phase
Events List
Events Management by admin
Register for events (buy tickets)
News List
Manage News
Support Multi-Language
In the next phase i would like the site to be a social networking site (considering elgg)
I want the website to be light and fast. I've tried Joomla/Drupal. They seem to be slow.
Any recommendations for a framework/CMS?
I've been using Textpattern for a CMS based website I am developing, and so far it seems like it can handle all of the CMS work I push at it while staying out of the way as far as code. It has a bit of a learning curve like most CMS programs, but is pretty easy to pick up. You'll still have to build out the functionality for events (look into the plugin ZemEvents), as Textpattern starts out with just the base install and you add on to it as needed. You may need to handle E-commerce differently though, not sure if there are any plugins for Textpattern that could handle that.
I, personally second LocalPCGuy’s recommendation since Textpattern is, in my eyes, the most underestimated CMS in the market. I especially love it for its simple XML-like templating tags.
Talking about easy templating you might also want to check out the Python based Django framework. This is, by far, the fastest framework/cms I ever came across.
I have got a project from a model who wants to build a site similar to oprah.com
I went through oprah.com and tried to find the CMS it is using but failed miserably. Does anyone has any ideas?
Moreover, which Joomla! components can be used to mimic the Oprah's site?
This is a custom built site, which was built ofver several years. I do not know about the CMS, but it does use J2EE, Oracle DBMS and Autonomy’s IDOL search and personalization engine and Jive’s Clearspace collaboration software for discussion forums and blogs. I would predict therefore that the CMS is either bespoke or another paid for CMS solution. I agree with pharalia - it is definately not an php-based open-source product such as Wordpress or Joomla
You could easily replicate this look in Joomla, or Wordpress or Drupal for that matter. Since I know Joomla best and you asked, I would use K2 with a couple of different display modules for a site like this. RokStories and RokTabs come to mind but there are all kinds of K2 compatible modules out there now.
That said, I'm not sure I would want to replicate a site this old. It makes some really basic mistakes that Oprah might be able to get away with, but someone with less star power is going to have problems.
what's a good cms for web shops ? I've always used Drupal so far, but I haven't ever developed webshops. I saw there are Magento and a Drupal module Ubecart.
I actually would like to know a "known, easy to use webshop framework so I don't have to take care abuot security issues.. etc
thanks
I have been using both Magento (community edition) and Ubercart depending on client's target hosting preference. I must say that Magento has some impressive functionality and flexible as it has been around for a while. However there are some serious problems with this. Upgrading Magento to the latest version is a complete nightmare and have a good chance of needing to reinstall. Building your themes in Magento is so convoluted, it takes so many inheriting files to create a simple layout change. There is cummunity support, but most of them screaming for help as I remember. Magento model is "make money from support". So I found that they are not so quick to help on the forums.
With Ubercart it is refreshing to see the amount of active help. I think this is important if you are new this. If you are already familiar with Drupal, then I would say stick with Ubercart. It is much simpler to manage than Magento.
They are both good with application security, but you will need to setup your own SSL cert anyway. I've played with some other carts such as Zen and OS Cart, but found them inferior compared to Ubercart and Magento.
There are more than 500 of them. shopping-cart-reviews.com has a search by parameters feature, does a good job.
If I where you, I would compare open source packages like magento and ubercart against hosted ones like our own SolidShops.com.
Check out my blog post about magento (and open source ecommerce packages) versus hosted ones. I've outlined when to go best with open source / hosted depending on your situation.
We've built SolidShops.com specifically for web designers that need an easy and flexible platform for building small to medium sized stores. It's hosted so you won't have to install, update, secure, backup, ... a thing
Design is 100% flexible if you know html and css and it's a breeze to set up.
I've been asked to develop a product catalog for our company. We have maybe 20 products, but I'm not sure where to start.
I have some PHP experience and Wordpress CMS experience. I was hoping for an existing framework or solution so I wouldn't have to start from scratch. Anyone have any ideas?
I'm not looking for an ecommerce site as we are NOT selling anything through the site. Its just a showcase.
Especially if you don't ever want to sell: Don't use a framework. Use Wordpress! Create a site for every product, and link them appropriately. Use a theme that allows you to group sites.
This way you work with a CMS you are familiar with, you have the advantage of all the Wordpress goodies (permalinks come to mind), and you don't have to code much at all.
Opencart is a great solution can be easy moded as product catalog
Check their forums